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"North Magnetic Pole could be leaving Canada"
Posted by Ben Chiu on 03-20-02 at 19:47z
Dave Dawson sent me this from CNN.com:

"The North Magnetic Pole could soon abandon Canada, migrate north of Alaska and eventually wind up in Russia, according to a Canadian scientist.

The magnetic pole, which has steadily drifted for decades, has picked up its pace in recent years and could exit Canadian territory as soon as 2004, said Larry Newitt of the Geological Survey of Canada..."

Read the whole story here:
http://dailynews.netscape.com/dailynews/cnn/email_2.tmpl?story=2002032009535001105065&cat=&id=&psp=&sid=&shortdate=0320&shortdate=0320

Wonder how this is going to affect aviation navigation charts.

Ben

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"RE:North Magnetic Pole could be leavin..."
Posted by vgbaron on 03-21-02 at 16:14z
> "The North Magnetic Pole could soon abandon Canada, migrate north of
> Alaska and eventually wind up in Russia, according to a Canadian
> scientist.
>
> The magnetic pole, which has steadily drifted for decades, has picked up
> its pace in recent years and could exit Canadian territory as soon as
> 2004, said Larry Newitt of the Geological Survey of Canada..."

> Wonder how this is going to affect aviation navigation charts.

HELL! How is this going to affect Santa Claus and his reindeer??????

vic


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"RE:North Magnetic Pole could be lea..."
Posted by Mike_Greenwood on 03-22-02 at 00:07z
>>HELL! How is this going to affect Santa Claus and his reindeer??????<<

Well, ole' Santa Claus' favorite color *does* seem to be red! :-)

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"RE:North Magnetic Pole could be lea..."
Posted by Tarmack on 03-22-02 at 00:30z

Greeneth one,


>Well, ole' Santa Claus' favorite color *does* seem to be
>red! :-)

ROFL!

Leave it to you to bring 'color' into this equation of science.

From what I saw of the Russians, when I flew over their airspace in the middle 90's.....after they had just opened that space up to the world airlines.....was that ANYTHING was possible...for a few rubles.

NWA trained the first 6 ATC controllers, for the most Northern Pacific Routes that took you into Russian airspace, at our MSP base. Most important was to teach a bit of "pilot English" to them. U.S. pilots do not often follow ICAO "suggested" English and or 'phrases' related to normal pilot reports.

As an example.......one of our most revered Chief Pilot's....on a day when he encountered severe headwinds.....was known to utter.........."Geesh...I have been sucking hind "mammary gland" all day at this altitude."

Knowing that the Russian ATC boys would NOT know just what this meant.....required a bit of extra special "study" at the most local Hooters in MSP.

I happened to make that gathering. Grin.

Regards,

Cap'n Tarmack


"RE:North Magnetic Pole could be lea..."
Posted by TD on 03-23-02 at 23:02z
>>Knowing that the Russian ATC boys would NOT know just what this meant.....required a bit of extra special "study" at the most local Hooters in MSP.<<

I only noticed one set of mammaries each on the waitresses at the Mall of America. Hind-most would mean you had to get them lined up? :D

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"RE: North Magnetic Pole could be leaving Canada"
Posted by alanpugh on 03-22-02 at 12:59z
I wonder how it's going to affect the magnetice deviation
memory aid?

Maybe "West is least and East is best" or a more modern
version, "East is least and West is best...NOT"

Alan

"RE: North Magnetic Pole could be le..."
Posted by Ben Chiu on 03-22-02 at 22:38z
Greetings Alan:

> I wonder how it's going to affect the magnetice deviation
> memory aid?

I realize that you're joking here, but just for the sake of accuracy, the turning error classification you're referring to is known as "magnetic dip errors."


> Maybe "West is least and East is best" or a more modern
> version, "East is least and West is best...NOT"

LOL! If the magnetic pole keeps moving at the rate it's going, I think the mnemonic will eventually become "Use GPS!" :)

Ben


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"RE: North Magnetic Pole could be leaving Canada"
Posted by TD on 03-23-02 at 23:00z
>>Wonder how this is going to affect aviation navigation charts.<<

no having to end every search question with, "eh?", and no requirement to keep back bacon in the FBOs?

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